67843 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 27% of adults in 67843 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 67843, ~10% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 67843 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 67843 leans more Republican than 1 of 4 neighbors.
67843 runs about 7 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why 67843 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 67843, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in 67843 hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Kansas average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in 67843 are family households, above 93% of zip codes.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 67843, KS does.
Why turnout in 67843 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 67843 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 29%, about 19 points above the Kansas average of 9%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in 67843 report food insecurity, above 93% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in 67843 have completed high school, below 98% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.